The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1887-11-04

I'd. DayisCr Is al sOeorrothis week.
lie went on business.
Traub & Fulton will commence work
on their Alta property next Monday.
Drake 4 Dunn, Of Hermosa. have
bundled their ArgonautC consolidated
min
sP. Foster, n Of the owners Of the
Pelican-Ea group Of mines at Her
mosa, Is in town.
The Copper Bullion owned by 0ber,
Reekie & Alice. is being worked by a
force of three men.
Dan Cameron and Jim Ralston aredo-
ing assessment work on the Dutch
Girl. on South Fork.
Mr.. Henry Stailey, 10 company with
Jas. Anderson and others. Is hunting in
the Mogollon country.
Jim Blain and LEVY Cruise are doing
assessment work on the Silver Glance
situated on Mineral creek
Alex. Trudeau returned Tuesday
from his trip W the range where he
found fishing and hunting very dull.
II. westerman and Eugen Knapp
are doing assessment work on their
Columbus property which Is located
near the Silver Monument mine.
There will another grand ball in Rob
ertson's hall. at Chloride. on Friday
evening, November 18th. On this oc-
casion supper will he served at the Chic
ride hotel Every body is respectfully
invited to attend.
When you go to Hillsborough don
forget to put up at the Union ho-
tel. ". j. Worden is proprietor and
you can rest assured that the accom-
modations will he hrst-elass. Mr.. Wor-
den keeps the finest wines liquors, and
cigars ON the market. Also billiard
and pool tables.
Mr.. i. A. Winram. who has been in
California far a year past, has returned
to his home at Fairview. Mr.. VIM
ram informed THE RANGE that he has
returned TO remain permanently and Is
now devoting his attention TO the de-
velopment of the Mail Line which is
making au elegant showing of precious
metal. In this enterprise Mr.. Win
ram Is assisted by Mr.. +. G. Hougnton.
A report is circulating here that a
pocket of gold ore was discovered In
the Caledonia mine at Kingston last
Friday, from which four and a half
tons of ore was taken out in Il remark
ably short time which gave average re-
turns of $4,000, Zone hundred and
eighty thousand dollars in gold per
ton. The particulars of this alleged
fabulous discovery of precious metal
have not been learned, but THE RANGE
Is told by secondhand information
gather from a gentleman who has been
there, that the find is a fact.
Mr.. Alex. Bentley, superintendent of
the Hermosa concentrating mill, was in
Chloride this week. Mr.. Bentley has re-
Gently returned fom a business trip to
Nebraska and is now actively engaged
in getting his mill in shape for work
which is expected to start up next week.
MIR. Bentley has made some changes in
the mill which will adaptit to the treat
ment of the low grade ores of that camp
which will Oil a long felt pant as there
are hundreds of tons of low-grade ore
there which has lain for q long time
awiting the facilities OF home trat-
ment. which will now no doubt. bring
the miners a haDsome revenue.
j. NJ. Smith was suddenly and seri-
ously Frustrated by illness, caused by
over exertion, at the Wall st. mine last
Saturday. Jim had a close call, and It's
said that he went far enough to see the
"Golden Stair" and to hear the patter of
angel feet on the golden pavement and
mistake the distant braying of "a burro
for the melodious strains of the heaven
ly harp with a thousand strings. Mr..
Smith, who has been complaining for
some time of being i'll, was indeed, a
VERY sick man on the day in question.
and tor a while it was feared he would
not survive the arrival of medical aid.
but he did, however, and is now able to
attend to his duties at the mine again,
we are gid to say.
d. C. Cantwell made 6 break into this
office this morning declaring he could